The curse of Eve, the wound of the hero : blood, gender, and medieval literature /

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"This interesting comparative study of the relationship between blood and gender in medieval literature considers how blood is associated with cultural values and how those values might be understood in light of blood's ubiquity as a metaphor and literal agent ... Recommended."--Choic...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McCracken, Peggy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2003.
Series:Middle Ages series.
Subjects:
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Blood in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Littérature médiévale > Histoire et critique.
Sang dans la littérature.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Blood in literature
Literature, Medieval
Sex role in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"This interesting comparative study of the relationship between blood and gender in medieval literature considers how blood is associated with cultural values and how those values might be understood in light of blood's ubiquity as a metaphor and literal agent ... Recommended."--Choice.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 178 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812202755
0812202759
1283211858
9781283211857
9786613211859
6613211850

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